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en-caFri, 22 Feb 2019 09:36:30 ESTSears and its catalogue helped subvert Jim Crow in the Southhttps://www.thestar.com/news/world/opinion/2018/10/22/sears-and-its-catalogue-helped-subvert-jim-crow-in-the-south.html
d2bfbc19-7842-487a-aac5-e91dd3abdcd6Jim Galloway - The New York TimesMon, 22 Oct 2018 15:56:34 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/opinion/2018/10/22/sears-and-its-catalogue-helped-subvert-jim-crow-in-the-south/fb5ae670798d4c94a4ab06c5d061df89_6a6b07ad364a44f7be592a702f85d80.jpg"/><br/>What might have caught many by surprise were the immediate reflections by African-American scholars on the role that the retail giant — and its catalogue — played in helping black Southerners survive the 20th century.Sears and its catalogue helped subvert Jim Crow in the SouthIn an undated file photo, Ruth Parrington, librarian in the art department of the Chicago Public Library, studies early Sears Roebuck catalogs in the library's collection in Chicago. The Associated Press‘We need to provide a platform for Arab voices,’ Jamal Khashoggi wrote in final column before disappearancehttps://www.thestar.com/news/world/opinion/2018/10/17/we-need-to-provide-a-platform-for-arab-voices-jamal-khashoggi-wrote-in-final-column-before-disappearance.html
e3c9a04f-6fd4-40fc-897b-1f0266ca4760Jamal Khashoggi - The Washington PostWed, 17 Oct 2018 23:03:50 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/opinion/2018/10/17/we-need-to-provide-a-platform-for-arab-voices-jamal-khashoggi-wrote-in-final-column-before-disappearance/khashoggi.jpg"/><br/>The Washington Post published a column submitted by the journalist the day after he was reported missing in Istanbul. ‘We need to provide a platform for Arab voices,’ Jamal Khashoggi wrote in final column before disappearanceThe Washington Post published a column written by Jamal Khashoggi the day after he was reported missing in Istanbul. Turkish forensic officers are investigating the disappearance. OZAN KOSEAFP/GETTY IMAGESTrump criticized Chrystia Freeland before trade deal, said she ‘hates America’https://www.thestar.com/news/world/opinion/2018/10/02/trump-criticizes-chrystia-freeland-before-trade-deal-says-she-hates-america.html
0e44301e-92ee-42d5-8b37-eb95c54ea46dJosh Rogin - The Washington PostTue, 2 Oct 2018 20:31:48 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/opinion/2018/10/02/trump-criticizes-chrystia-freeland-before-trade-deal-says-she-hates-america/freeland.jpg"/><br/>He was in the midst of a 10-minute riff on Canada and the then-ongoing trade negotiations. In those public remarks, Trump said, “We don’t like their representative very much,” again without saying Freeland’s name, but referring to her directly.Trump criticized Chrystia Freeland before trade deal, said she ‘hates America’While Donald Trump was in the midst of a 10-minute riff on Canada and the then-ongoing trade negotiations, he said, “We don’t like their representative very much,” without saying Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s name, but referring to her directly.Adrian WyldTHE CANADIAN PRESSTen things I never knew about Las Vegas until I ran a high-roller suitehttps://www.thestar.com/news/world/opinion/2018/09/09/ten-things-i-never-knew-about-las-vegas-until-i-ran-a-high-roller-suite.html
b845ea63-d491-455c-a0cb-b0904edd31b0Brandon Presser - BloombergSun, 9 Sep 2018 12:32:47 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/opinion/2018/09/09/ten-things-i-never-knew-about-las-vegas-until-i-ran-a-high-roller-suite/vegas.jpg"/><br/>Think what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? Not this time.Ten things I never knew about Las Vegas until I ran a high-roller suiteA view of the Las Vegas Strip seen before Earth Hour from the House of Blues Foundation Room inside the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino March 26, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan MillerGETTY IMAGESI am part of the resistance inside Donald Trump’s administrationhttps://www.thestar.com/news/world/opinion/2018/09/05/i-am-part-of-the-resistance-inside-the-us-trump-administration.html
d5e41f89-b13b-4578-b0cc-3aa1bf38306bAnonymous - The New York TimesWed, 5 Sep 2018 18:13:37 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/opinion/2018/09/05/i-am-part-of-the-resistance-inside-the-us-trump-administration/donaldtrump.jpg"/><br/>A senior U.S. official wrote anonymously that ‘the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic.’I am part of the resistance inside Donald Trump’s administrationThe anonymous op-ed author says, ‘From the White House to executive branch departments and agencies, senior officials will privately admit their daily disbelief at the commander in chief’s comments and actions.’NICHOLAS KAMMAFP/GETTY IMAGESOmarosa has exposed U.S. President Donald Trump’s twisted sense of loyaltyhttps://www.thestar.com/news/world/opinion/2018/08/17/opinion-omarosa-has-exposed-us-president-donald-trumps-twisted-sense-of-loyalty.html
587932b5-dc84-48ee-9fd6-a5a25a8cd4b8Greg Sargent - The Washington PostFri, 17 Aug 2018 10:17:01 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/opinion/2018/08/17/opinion-omarosa-has-exposed-us-president-donald-trumps-twisted-sense-of-loyalty/donaldtrumpprez.jpg"/><br/>The U.S. president’s rage over other’s refusal to protect him, and his belief that loyalty should override law enforcement’s role, has motivated conduct that is putting him in jeopardy, the Washington Post’s Greg Sargent writes. Omarosa has exposed U.S. President Donald Trump’s twisted sense of loyaltyOmarosa’s machinations shed new light on the peculiar loyalty code at Trumpworld’s core. It is striking that Trump’s family members feel so betrayed, because Trump himself is not an even remotely loyal person, the Post’s Greg Sargent writes. US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 16, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty ImagesMANDEL NGANAFP/GETTY IMAGESYou can now get booze in Disney’s Magic Kingdom. What would Walt think?https://www.thestar.com/news/world/opinion/2018/05/28/magic-kingdom-is-now-serving-booze-at-every-sit-down-restaurant-what-would-walt-disney-think.html
d6fc177b-4ba2-4b5c-bf51-dcb309597233David Whitley - Orlando SentinelMon, 28 May 2018 09:19:18 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/opinion/2018/05/28/magic-kingdom-is-now-serving-booze-at-every-sit-down-restaurant-what-would-walt-disney-think/walt.jpg"/><br/>“No liquor, no beer, nothing. Because that brings in a rowdy element. That brings people that we don’t want and I feel they don’t need it,” Walt Disney told the Saturday Evening Post in 1956.You can now get booze in Disney’s Magic Kingdom. What would Walt think?Walt Disney might have changed with the times and raised a toast to the latest booze news. It’s really a symbolic retreat from his original vision.Phelan M. EbenhackThe Associated Press Rosie DiManno: Hamas’ disastrous schemes make this the right moment to show solidarity with Israelhttps://www.thestar.com/news/world/opinion/2018/05/27/hamas-disastrous-schemes-make-this-the-right-moment-to-show-solidarity-with-israel.html
e552709e-b2b2-4568-9563-1bfd17a6bb71Rosie DiManno - Star ColumnistSun, 27 May 2018 15:40:30 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/opinion/2018/05/27/hamas-disastrous-schemes-make-this-the-right-moment-to-show-solidarity-with-israel/stone_throw.jpg"/><br/>What some call the ‘May 14 massacre’ was deliberate exploitation by Hamas to elicit Israel-vilifying media coverage, writes Rosie DiMannoRosie DiManno: Hamas’ disastrous schemes make this the right moment to show solidarity with IsraelA Palestinian protester hurls stones at Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, Friday, May 25, 2018.Khalil HamraAPSorry, but a wedding — no matter how royal — will not create ‘Princess Meghan’https://www.thestar.com/news/world/opinion/2018/05/18/sorry-but-a-wedding-no-matter-how-royal-will-not-create-princess-meghan.html
1d7ecbdf-36ca-43db-bf6e-48a779c35101Patt Morrison - Los Angeles TimesFri, 18 May 2018 09:59:31 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/opinion/2018/05/18/sorry-but-a-wedding-no-matter-how-royal-will-not-create-princess-meghan/book.jpg"/><br/>Meghan Markle, like Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, will have the “style” of “princess of the United Kingdom” — essentially her job description — but not the “title.” Sorry, but a wedding — no matter how royal — will not create ‘Princess Meghan’The rumour is the Queen will make Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex which would make Meghan Markle “HRH the Duchess of Sussex.”DANIEL SORABJIAFP/GETTY IMAGESWe both loved Winnie, Nelson Mandela and Ihttps://www.thestar.com/news/world/opinion/2018/04/02/we-both-loved-winnie-nelson-mandela-and-i.html
19656ca5-45e9-4bde-9d60-c47794071657Gary Bedell - Special to the StarMon, 2 Apr 2018 21:19:17 EDT<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/opinion/2018/04/02/we-both-loved-winnie-nelson-mandela-and-i/nelson_bedell_winnie.jpg"/><br/>A Canadian diplomat recalls his friendship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. To many South Africans, the controversial icon was the image and voice of the anti-apartheid struggle.We both loved Winnie, Nelson Mandela and IFormer Canadian diplomat Gary Bedell with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nelson Mandela in Ottawa at the beginning of their Canadian tour, in June 1990.PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICEThis photo of Trump’s notes captures his empathy deficit better than anythinghttps://www.thestar.com/news/world/opinion/2018/02/21/this-photo-of-trumps-notes-captures-his-empathy-deficit-better-than-anything.html
601594fd-82e7-41b0-bb77-a6dc87bd702eAaron Blake - The Washington PostWed, 21 Feb 2018 18:59:33 EST<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/opinion/2018/02/21/this-photo-of-trumps-notes-captures-his-empathy-deficit-better-than-anything/notes.jpg"/><br/>Donald Trump has in the past struggled to strike the right tone of empathy in the wake of tragedies, writes Aaron Blake of the Washington Post. On Wednesday, he brought a cheat sheet.This photo of Trump’s notes captures his empathy deficit better than anythingU.S. President Donald Trump holds notes during a listening session at the White House on Wednesday.Carolyn KasterAP